Results of the call for RIS Policy Council members
It is with great pleasure that we announce the composition of EIT Food RIS Policy Council for 2023-2025!
Within the recruitment process, which took place in the end of 2023, we have invited applications from individuals from the 22 EIT RIS countries: Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Malta, Montenegro, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Türkiye and Ukraine. Altogether, we received 50 applications of exceptional quality, making the selection process highly competitive.
To ensure the highest quality results, current members of the EIT Food RIS Policy Council had to demonstrate experience in:
- regional/national administration or advisory board to regional/national administration or European Commission
- funding mechanisms at the national/regional level like Horizon 2020/Europe and European Structural and Investment Funds – ESI Funds (preparation of applications and/or implementation)
- R&D and innovation policy at national or regional levels in at least one areas of innovation in agri-food in line with EIT Food Missions
- Smart Specialisation Strategy in represented country (design, implementation, monitoring and/or evaluation)
About RIS Policy Council
RIS Policy Council is a policy advisory body established in 2019 to support dialogue and interactions in Regional Innovation Scheme (RIS) countries, contribute towards the further elaboration of EIT Food instruments and projects, as well as promote linkages with government authorities and other stakeholders.
The RIS Policy Council 2021-2022 consisted of representatives of 17 RIS countries: Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Turkey. One of the results of collaboration in the term 2021-2022 was a joint publication EIT FOOD RIS3 GUIDEBOOK – A call to action for agrifood policymakers and doers.
For the term 2023-2025 the RIS Policy Council was expanded to include members from Cyprus, Malta, Montenegro, Republic of North Macedonia and Ukraine to form an advisory body consisting of 22 Members.
The composition of RIS Policy Council 2023-2025
We are very happy to welcome our esteemed experts who will support us in this journey:
The inauguration of the EIT Food RIS Policy Council 2023-2025
The main aim for RIS Policy Council 2023-2025 is to translate EIT Food Missions and Values to RIS regions by empowering local innovation ecosystems to generate impact through available funding schemes.
During this year the Policy Council will be discussing the most pressing challenges and opportunities in the agri-food sector happening at the national level, working in three groups focused on each of the EIT Food Missions:
- Healthier Lives Through Food
- Net-Zero Food Systems
- Reducing Risk for a Fair and Resilient Food System
The works have started with an inauguration meeting that took place on the 12th of December 2023.